Recommendations for modeling disaster responses in public health and medicine: A position paper of the society for medical decision making

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 438-460

  Brandeau, Margaret L ^a   McCoy, Jessica H ^a   Hupert, Nathaniel ^b,d   Holty, Jon Erik ^c   Bravata, Dena M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Cost benefit analysis; Disaster planning; Guideline.; Mass casualty incidents

Indexed keywords

COMPARTMENT MODEL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISASTER; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PLANNING; INFECTION CONTROL; MASK; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL DISASTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBABILITY; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY; VACCINATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MASS DISASTER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349129943     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X09340346     Document Type: Review

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